Quotes from Billy Graham

God can use a sensitive Christian to be a rich blessing in the life of one who knows pain and sorrow.

The most thrilling thing about heaven is that Jesus Christ will be there. I will see Him face to face. Jesus Christ will meet us at the end of life's journey.

The born-again Christian sees life not as a blurred , confused, meaningless mass, but as something planned and purposeful.

The Bible is full of warnings about false prophets and false messiahs. These satanically inspired people have appeared in almost every generation of history.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

Christ was God in human flesh, and He proved it by rising from the dead.

My father had a dairy farm. He employed three black families and one white family, and I used to play with black children.

I am not going to Heaven because I have preached to great crowds or read the Bible many times. I'm going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: 'Lord, remember me.'

My wife has about everything I can think of.

Christmas means a great deal to me. I was reared in a family that celebrated Christmas to some extent, but I married into a family that celebrated Christmas in a big way. And my wife always made a big thing of Christmas for the children. We have five children, and we had a terrific time at Christmas.

I think Pat Robertson is a terrific fellow.

The New Testament says nothing of Apostles who retired and took it easy.

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

The Bible stresses that a marriage ideally should be a picture or a reflection of Christ's love for His people.

Success in God's eyes is faithfulness to His calling.

The thought of the future life with its prerogatives and joys helps to make the trials of the present seem light and transient.

One of the primary goals in life ... should be to prepare for death. Everything else should be secondary.

Having knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life.

As this New Year begins, ask God to help you tune your life every day to His Word, so you can bring harmony and joy to those around you.

The Bible says we must choose two ways of life.

Happy is the person who has learned the secret of being content with whatever life brings him, and has learned to rejoice in the simple and beautiful things around him.

If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.

Those outside the church expect followers of Christ to live differently, yet today many in church are chasing after the world - not to win them, but to be like them.

I don't need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.